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Vote for BC’s Best Young Designer

January 28th, 2011
January 28, 2011 Vote for BC’s Best Young Designer A few months ago, the search for BC’s Best Young Designer was launched. Six finalists made the cut and were given a budget of just $10,000 and five weeks to decorate a suite in South Surrey’s Morgan Crossing village. A panel of judges (including VitaminDaily.com’s Editor-in-chief, Sarah Bancroft) will award one finalist the title BC’s ...

I Wanna Be Sedaris-d

January 27th, 2011
JANUARY 27TH, 2011 I Wanna Be Sedaris-d Bronté sisters, Coen brothers, Olsen Twins—there’s a slew of talented siblings out there. But our vote for funniest familial twosome goes to David and Amy Sedaris. We’ve sung praises for the former, a humorist known for his self-deprecating short stories, but haven’t yet confessed our adoration of his sister, the kookier o ...

Money on the Mint

January 26th, 2011
JANUARY 26TH, 2011 Money on the Mint We spend coin almost as fast as the Royal Canadian Mint makes it. Now if only our system for monitoring where it all goes was as well-organized as Mariah Carey’s shoe closet. That’s where Mint comes in. The online program with bank-level security pulls in all your accounts and automatically tracks what your money is spent on. ...

Clothes Encounters of the Fort Kind

January 25th, 2011
JANUARY 25TH, 2011 Clothes Encounters of the Fort Kind Oak + Fort = Water Street’s latest fashion retail rainfall. The stark space, the brand’s first, carries a cool in-house collection designed by artists here and abroad, in addition to a couple of Korean lines all under the purview of creative director, Eunice Quan. The clothes are edgy and on-trend—sleek blazer ...

Win it: A 5-day ski trip with 7 friends!

January 24th, 2011
January 24, 2011 Win it: A 5-day ski trip with 7 friends! With winter in full force, there’s no better way to enjoy it than entering to win* a 5-day BC ski trip. Just think of it: you and 7 friends, with the freedom to choose 1 of 13 award-winning mountain resorts in British Columbia. Your 5 free days on the hill will be made even better when you’re trained by 2 Olympic Gold Medali ...

Rich and Pore

January 23rd, 2011
JANUARY 24TH, 2011 Rich and Pore If only the bags under our eyes were money bags, we’d Crème de la Mer morning, noon and night. For those pores on a skin care savings plan, Sephora has you covered. This month they launched a complete range of affordably-priced products that skimp on the bad stuff (i.e. no parabens, sulfates or GMOs), but splurge on the good stuff ...

Appy Days Are Here

January 22nd, 2011
JANUARY 22ND, 2011 Appy Days Are Here Inside time means quality time with your child and your iPad. Herewith, Canada’s media moms share their favourite kids’ apps. Baby GO! (toddler) FreeFabulous because it reinforces the letters along with the child’s keystrokes, and the girl's voice is adorable to boot.Katherine Holland, VitaminDaily.com contributor and blogger at w ...

New Year, New You!

January 21st, 2011
January 21, 2011 New Year, New You! Resolution #1: This year, I will take better care of my skin. And it might just happen with the help of Spa Boutique and Dermalogica®—the # 1 professional skin care brand in Canada! To celebrate the opening of their NEW retail location, Spa Boutique is offering VitaminDaily.com readers a free MicroZone® skin treatment with a $50 purcha ...

A Delicates Matter

January 21st, 2011
JANUARY 21ST, 2011 A Delicates Matter You’ve oft been called cheeky and willingly claim the title. Now shouldn’t you have the bum-less tights to back that up? Said sassy stockings are from The Lake and Stars, a lingerie line named for a Victorian-era euphemism for sexual prowess, which just opened up shop, aptly, inside a room of the Waldorf Hotel. The collection, ...

Steals and Deals January 24

January 20th, 2011
Pure and Perfect Nails Visit Pure Nail Bar for customer appreciation deals: $19 mani, $29 pedi, $39 manipedi combo, $49 French gel full set. OPI color gel mani and pedi now available. Great for the winter and tropical vacations as it dries quickly and won’t chip for weeks! 10 locations, www.purenailbar.com Mix it Up Are you a Pink Lady, Tom Collins or Brandy Alexand ...
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